Organizational Development and Change syllabus

Organizational Development and Change

• 1 Organizational Change (8 LHs)

  • Concept, nature and importance of organizational change
  • Planned and unplanned change
  • Internal and external forces; recognizing the need for change
  • Strategies for planned change
  • Areas of change: strategy, structure, people and technology
• 2 Theories and Models of Change and Development (8 LHs)

  • Lewin's and Kotter's change models
  • Porras-Robertson and Burke-Litwin models
  • Action research and systems theory
  • Cross-cultural and ethical issues
• 3 Change Agents and Resistance to Change (6 LHs)

  • Internal and external change agents
  • Agent skills and competencies
  • Individual and organizational resistance
  • Causes of resistance and strategies to overcome it
  • Implementing and monitoring change
• 4 Organization Development (6 LHs)

  • Concept, objectives, history and overview
  • Values, characteristics and assumptions
  • Benefits and strategic aspects
  • Organization development as an integrative process
• 5 Process of Organization Development (4 LHs)

  • Understanding organizational issues and process
  • Diagnosing problems
  • Feedback on diagnostic information
  • Role of external consultants
• 6 Organizational Development Interventions (8 LHs)

  • Team and inter-group interventions
  • Third-party interventions
  • Comprehensive interventions
  • Techno-structural intervention
• 7 Contemporary Issues in Change and Organization Development (8 LHs)

  • Consultant-client relationship
  • Power, politics and leadership
  • Diversity and stress management
  • Technological change and digital transformation
  • TQM practices
  • Globalization and organizational change
  • Ethics and sustainability in change management